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  • FIPS 18113
  • Largest town: Kendallville

Noble County, Indiana

Noble County had 47,811 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 410.8 square miles of land. It ranks 30th of 92 in Indiana by population and 34th by land area.

Population
47,811
#30 of 92 in Indiana · #1,038 in US
Area
410.8 sq mi
#34 of 92 in Indiana · #2,462 in US
Density
116 / sq mi
#32 of 92 in Indiana · #813 in US
Median household income
$66,072
#51 of 92 in Indiana · #1,291 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Noble County within Indiana. Pin: Indianapolis.

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Noble County population, land area and income

Noble County had 47,811 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 410.8 square miles of land. It ranks 30th of 92 in Indiana by population and 34th by land area. That works out to 116.4 people per square mile, 1.2 times the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Indiana has 34,874 residents; Noble County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $66,072 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

47,811

3144th1st

1038th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

411 sq mi

3144th1st

2462nd of 3,144 (US)

Density

116.4 / sq mi

3144th1st

813th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$66,072

3143rd1st

1291st of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Indiana (92)

Population

47,811

92nd1st

30th of 92 (IN)

Land area

411 sq mi

92nd1st

34th of 92 (IN)

Density

116.4 / sq mi

92nd1st

32nd of 92 (IN)

Median household income

$66,072

92nd1st

51st of 92 (IN)

How Noble County's population changed since 2020

Noble County gained 343 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.7%. That ranks 49th of 92 in Indiana for growth. The median Indiana county changed by +0.8%, and the state as a whole by +2.0%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Noble County recorded 2,672 births and 2,243 deaths, a natural change of +429. Net international migration added +250 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -346. The largest single component was natural change, which added 429 people.

47.5k202047.4k202147.3k202247.5k202347.8k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
2,672
Deaths
2,243
Net international migration
+250
Net domestic migration
-346
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+303

Where Noble County is

The Census internal point of Noble County is at 41.404700, -85.417300. It sits in UTM zone 16N. The map shades Indiana's 92 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Noble County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Vigo County: +0.0%Fayette County: -0.1%Grant County: -0.1%Noble County: +0.7%Clay County: -0.0%Fulton County: -2.3%Henry County: +0.3%Jasper County: +1.5%Carroll County: +2.0%Huntington County: +0.8%Howard County: +0.6%Tipton County: -0.4%Starke County: +0.3%Lawrence County: +0.4%Jennings County: +0.2%Jay County: -1.5%Greene County: +1.3%Blackford County: -2.4%Madison County: +3.1%Parke County: +2.1%DeKalb County: +2.4%Scott County: +1.5%Benton County: +1.7%Wells County: +2.3%Wabash County: -0.5%Union County: -2.8%Marshall County: +0.8%Putnam County: +3.1%Clinton County: -0.8%Hamilton County: +8.8%Hancock County: +10.8%Jackson County: +2.0%Hendricks County: +8.5%Johnson County: +5.1%Decatur County: -0.2%Lake County: +0.8%Newton County: +2.5%Fountain County: +2.1%Crawford County: +0.0%Perry County: +0.9%Martin County: +0.6%Dearborn County: +1.3%Morgan County: +2.8%Monroe County: +0.0%Switzerland County: +2.5%Ohio County: +1.2%Sullivan County: -0.2%Franklin County: +1.5%Adams County: +2.0%Jefferson County: -0.5%Knox County: -1.1%Ripley County: +0.8%Vanderburgh County: +0.0%Gibson County: -0.1%LaGrange County: +1.5%Dubois County: -0.0%Harrison County: +0.8%Randolph County: -0.3%Brown County: +1.1%Shelby County: +1.3%Tippecanoe County: +2.8%Daviess County: +2.2%Delaware County: +1.1%Elkhart County: +0.2%Whitley County: +1.6%Allen County: +3.4%Montgomery County: +1.8%Miami County: -0.8%St. Joseph County: +0.4%Kosciusko County: +0.6%Floyd County: +1.8%Rush County: -0.1%Wayne County: -0.2%Posey County: -0.5%Clark County: +5.0%Orange County: -0.1%Marion County: +0.5%Boone County: +10.7%Porter County: +1.5%Steuben County: +1.2%Vermillion County: +0.8%Cass County: -0.6%Owen County: +2.5%White County: +0.6%Washington County: +0.4%Pulaski County: -0.8%Pike County: -1.1%Warren County: +0.3%Warrick County: +3.7%Spencer County: +1.8%LaPorte County: -0.8%Bartholomew County: +3.1%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -0.2%
  2. < +0.4%
  3. < +1.2%
  4. < +2.1%
  5. ≥ +2.1%
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Orange pin: Noble County internal point. Dark pin: Indianapolis.

Internal point

Decimal
41.404700, -85.417300
DMS
41°24'16.92"N 85°25'2.28"W
UTM
16N 632292.1E 4584892.8N
Geohash
dp77833pb
Plus code
86HPCH3M+V3

Towns in Noble County

6 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Noble County, 21,654 people together, or 45% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Noble County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Kendallville with 10,326.

  1. 01Kendallville10,326
  2. 02Ligonier4,650
  3. 03Avilla2,494
  4. 04Albion2,254
  5. 05Rome City1,315
  6. 06Wolcottville (part)615
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Noble County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Noble County. The most populous is Allen County, IN, with 399,295 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Indianapolis and the nearest big city

Indianapolis is 119.5 miles SSW of Noble County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Fort Wayne, IN (population 273,203), 26.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Kendallville, IN (population 10,326), 8.6 miles away.

Noble County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Noble County is 18113: state code 18 for Indiana plus county code 113. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $66,072.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Noble County, Indiana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 47,811. That is up 343 people (0.7%) from the July 2020 estimate of 47,468.

What is the FIPS code of Noble County?

18113. The first two digits (18) are Indiana; the last three (113) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Noble County?

Kendallville, with 10,326 residents inside Noble County in 2024.

Which counties border Noble County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Allen County, IN; Elkhart County, IN; Kosciusko County, IN; DeKalb County, IN; LaGrange County, IN; Whitley County, IN; Steuben County, IN.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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